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Quran 68:42

68:42

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

yawma yuk'shafu ʿan sāqin wayud'ʿawna ilā l-sujūdi falā yastaṭīʿūna

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,

— Saheeh International

On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

(Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be called to prostrate themselves (to Allâh), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able to do so.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
يُكْشَفُyuk'shafuwill be uncovered
عَنʿanfrom
سَاقٍۢsāqinthe shin
وَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'ʿawnaand they will be called
إِلَىilāto
ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdiprostrate
فَلَاfalābut not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey will be able